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| 1979 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Bob Crawford
Selected in
fourth round
No. 65 overall by St. Louis Blues
Born
April 6, 1959
 | Position:
Right Wing
Height: 5-11 Weight: 180
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Cornwall (QMJHL)
Birthplace:
Belleville, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: Belleville, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1976-77 |
Cornwall | QMJHL |
71 | 36 |
34 | 70 |
39 | | 1977-78 |
Cornwall | QMJHL |
69 | 54 |
67 | 121 |
29 | | 1978-79 |
Cornwall | QMJHL |
65 | 62 |
70 | 132 |
43 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 18 prospect (among players born in 1959) for the 1979 NHL draft. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: October 9, 1979 (St. Louis at
Vancouver)
Numbers: 27, 18 (St. Louis); 25
(Hartford); 32 (NYR); 25 (Wash.)
Stanley Cup: Never won.
Status: Retired for final time in 1989 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | | 1979-1987 |
STL, HAR, NYR, WAS | 246 |
71 | 71 |
142 | 72 |
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| CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A | TP | PIM | | 1983-1986 |
St. Louis, N.Y. Rangers | 11 |
0 | 1 |
1 | 8 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
Miscellaneous: Scored goal in his first NHL game. The goal, which beat
Vancouver goaltender Glen Hanlon at 8:26 of the first period, was also the
first goal of St. Louis' 1979-80 season and the first in the NHL's 1979-80
season because it came on opening night. ... Missed part of 1982-83 season
with knee injury, suffered in October 1982. ... Beat Red Wings goaltender Ken
Holland on a penalty shot during Hartford's Feb. 1, 1984, game at Detroit. ...
Missed remainder of 1984-85 season with strained MCL in right knee, an injury
suffered during Hartford's Jan. 31, 1985, game at Los Angeles. ... Played
center for N.Y. Rangers during 1986 playoffs. ... Missed part of 1986-87
season with sprained left knee, an injury that required arthroscopic surgery
in October 1986. ... Missed remainder of 1986-87 season with badly bruised
left wrist, an injury suffered in January 1981. ... Had contract bought out by
Washington in February 1987. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Salt Lake (CHL); New Haven
(AHL); Binghamton (AHL); Salt Lake (IHL); Krefeld (West Germany)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
CHL Adams Cup: 1980, 1981 (Salt Lake)
USA Hockey National Jr. B Championship: 2001 (Conn.) (coach)
CHL All-Star First Team: 1981-82 (Salt Lake)
West Germany Div. II Playoffs Goals
Leader: 1988 (Krefeld) (25)
1979-80, 1981-82: Played on CHL regular-season champ (Salt Lake).
1986-87: Played two regular-season games for Salt Lake team that went
on to win IHL playoff title, but was not with team in postseason.
Coaching Career: Named self Connecticut Clippers (U.S. Met-B) head
coach prior to 1996-97 season and remained in that position through 2002-03
season.
Management Career: Founded Connecticut Clippers (U.S. Met-B)
and became team's president prior to 1996-97 season and remained in that
position through 2002-03 season. ... Co-founded Hartford (ACJHL) franchise in
May 2003.
Miscellaneous: Retired from NHL in February 1987, but came
out of retirement to play in West Germany. ... Returned to Connecticut after
retirement and became manager of Champions Skating Center in Cromwell. .... Played on St. Louis'
off-season charity softball team.
Personal: Full name is Robert Remi
Crawford. ... Also known as Bobby Crawford during his playing days. ... Son of
former minor-league player and coach Floyd Crawford. ... Younger brother of former
minor-leaguer Pete Crawford. ... Older
brother of former NHL players Marc Crawford and Lou Crawford. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| WAIVER DRAFT: St. Louis left Crawford
unprotected for the 1983 NHL Waiver Draft, and he was claimed by Hartford on
October 3, 1983. |
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SNAPSHOT '79 | | Total Selected: |
126 | | Forwards: |
74 | | Defense: |
41 | | Goaltenders: |
11 | | Major Junior: |
97 | | College Players: |
15 |
| Canadian: |
109 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
1 | | USA Citizens: |
10 | | U.S.-Born: |
10 |
| European: |
6 |
| Reached NHL: |
103 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
23 | | Hall of Fame: |
3 |
| All-Star Game: |
23 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
10 |
| Olympians: |
15 |
| Picks Traded: |
17 |
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